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The cathode of a lead storage battery is made up of:

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Think about which plate gains electrons and gets reduced when the battery is being charged.
Updated On: Jul 16, 2026
  • Zinc
  • Lead oxide
  • Manganese dioxide
  • Lead
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The Correct Option is D

Solution and Explanation

We need to identify the material of the cathode plate in a lead storage battery.

  1. Zinc is the electrode metal in dry cells and simple galvanic cells like Daniell cells, it is not part of a lead acid battery.
  2. Manganese dioxide acts as a depolarising agent inside dry cells, it has no role in the lead storage battery.
  3. Lead oxide, more precisely lead dioxide, forms the other plate of the battery, but that plate is not the electrode this question wants.
  4. Spongy lead makes up the plate where lead ions gain electrons and get deposited back as metal during the charging cycle, which is the defining action of a cathode.

So the cathode of the lead storage battery is made of lead, option D.

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